Mechanical Memories Magazine

The Day After Coventry
By Stuart Dale.
Well it's the end of November, and the annual vintage coin-op auction in Coventry
has once again been and gone Is it just me, or are the years getting shorter? It seems
like no time at all since the last one, and this year I managed to get the machine I
wanted, so I came away happy. Also, just like last year, as the regular reader of this
magazine will remember, Mrs Dale and myself stopped over in Coventry on the
Sunday night. And just like last year, on the Monday we made a detour on our journey
home so that we could take a look at another vintage slot machine museum. Our
destination this year was Wellingborough.
The Wellingborough Museum
As museums go, The Wellingborough museum is a little different to most, as it is
privately owned by the Winifred Wharton Trust, and run entirely by volunteers. It is
also used as a base by several local groups, like the Northampton Film Archive Trust
and the Northamptonshire Family History Society, to name but two.
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